Local education authorities

The President hoped the sector would collect opinions from the public, educators and educational managers to get results. In his letter for the start of the new academic year 2015-16 which resumes on September 5, President Truong Tan Sang asked the education sector to be prepared for reform of curriculum and textbooks. In April, a national project worth about 36 million USD to reform textbooks and curriculum for schools was approved. The project was targeted to change the entire education system (from grades 1 to 12), and focus on building students' practical learning skills and increasing interaction between teachers and students. A complete set of new textbooks will be introduced at the start of the 2018-19 school year. In many cities and provinces, the preparations for the start of new academic year have gotten under-way. In Kien Giang province, nearly 400 new classrooms have been built and 120 upgraded at a cost of 266 billion VND (11.7 million USD). In Rach Gia city, three new … [Read more...] about President calls for educational reform at academic year start – News

(VOVworld) - Global Action Week for Education 2013 under the themes "Every child has the right to good teachers" and "Competent and enthusiastic teaching staff for all learners" began yesterday in Hai Duong province. Under the framework of the Global Campaign for Education co-organized by the Union of NGOs and the Ministry of Education and Training, this annual event will run in Vietnam from April 21 to 28. The slogans stress the importance of enhancing the quality of teachingto ensure the right to a good quality education. During the action week, schools will hold direct dialogues among students, parents, teachers and local education authorities to discuss the most effective ways to foster the teacher quality nation-wide. A column entitled ‘Good Teacher for 21st Century Learners’ will appear in the EducationandTimes newspaperand the Science and Education Journal, two forums for ideas about necessary qualities and skills for every teacher. … [Read more...] about Global Action Week for Education 2013 launched

Pham Thi Kim Tam and other parents opened a non-profit school for autistic children in Ho Chi Minh City in 2008 out of desperation. “If there is a better facility, we'll happily close our school and send our children there. We had no choice but to teach our children ourselves,” she said. Vietnam has no public school dedicated to educating autistic children and a lack of qualified private facilities have been a long-term concern for many parents. The issue was brought to the fore again this week after a Thanh Nien reporter spent two weeks working undercover at the Anh Vuong Special Primary School. Using a hidden camera, the reporter captured footage of the routine use of torture and abuse at the unlicensed school for disabled children. Among the horrors, a teacher identified only as Lam, was filmed grabbing a boy by the hair and repeatedly ramming his head into a metal door before leaving him lying on the ground. Van, a nursemaid, was filmed flogging the same boy with a coat … [Read more...] about Parents of autistic children in Vietnam livid about lack of educational resources

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers and students in localities may have to accept textbooks compiled by local education departments.
Some days ago, a local newspaper reported that the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) planned to compile two sets of textbooks specifically designed for students in the south and in the north.
MOET’s Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien on February 15 denied the rumour, affirming that the ministry does not have the intention to design two sets of textbooks for students in the north and the south.
Hien reaffirmed the principle ‘one program, many sets of textbook’, under which MOET sets up the frame of program, while individuals and institutions compile many textbooks based on the program.
This is a part of the national program on general education renovation.
However, though MOET has denied that textbooks for the north and south will be used, they worry the ‘localization of textbooks’ still exists. … [Read more...] about Experts warn against textbooks compiled locally

Although Viet Nam's film industry is a promising market, it is still in need of more professional talent and technology, according to overseas Vietnamese directors. Hometown favourites: Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu (Passport to Love) is a romantic comedy that won Favourite Film at the 2008 Golden Kite Awards. — File Photo Speaking at the 6th Annual Southeast Asia Cinema Conference, the young Vietnamese-American director Victor Vu called on local cinema authorities and filmmakers to offer more support to overseas Vietnamese directors. The conference, which closed in HCMCity last weekend, was organised by Dr Khoo Gailk Cheng of the Australian National University (ANU). "Without help, including preferential policies, for filmmaking and distribution, overseas filmmakers will find it difficult to produce quality films here," Vu said. Vu said the country's film industry had developed rapidly in recent years, thanks to more overseas Vietnamese filmmakers returning here. However, to produce … [Read more...] about Filmmakers seek more local support from local industry